Remarkable ! How to actually design a wiser democracy…
We invite you to join our crowdfunding campaign for an important project that will help everyone participate in co-creating wiser democracies – …
Engaging human life energy elegantly for change
To change the world we can call forth and inspire people’s life energy toward the fundamental needs of life. Doing this requires …
My vision of a 3D wise democracy – in 3 diagrams
We can work towards a vision of a “wise” democracy just as we can work towards a vision of a “just” society. …
Moving together in the rapids of change
As we watch some of the strangest, most polarized, and potentially disastrous politics developing in the U.S. and elsewhere, it is clear …
A wise – or wiser? – democracy? – Part 2
In January 2016 I wrote a blog post wondering if calling my democratic vision “a wise democracy” reifies something that is actually …
Using a few million dollars to transform American political culture
What high-leverage initiatives can we imagine that could embed wisdom-producing dialogue and deliberation – among citizens, stakeholders, and/or public officials – deeply …
Plucking possibilities and energy from the collision of hope and despair
Things are getting better and better and worse and worse faster and faster, in bigger and bigger ways. These two faces of …
Life-affirming engagement with the Trump phenomenon
Donald Trump surpasses all other U.S. candidates in raising negative responses – a dynamic which both helps and harms his campaign. His …
Messy motions towards a better world
The more alive reality is, the less clear-cut it seems to be. If we look closely and fairly, what seems bright and …
A really good new book about dealing with differences
Greg Nees’ Connecting Hearts and Minds: Insights, Skills, and Best Practices for Dealing with Differences is exactly what it says it is. …